10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

See Note 4 with respect to related party facility combinations.

RadNet, Inc. contracts with each joint venture within the Group to provide certain administrative services including assistance with accounting, payroll and employee benefits processing, and billing and collection functions on behalf of these joint ventures. RadNet Inc. remits to the joint ventures all amounts collected through its administration of the billing and collection functions.

RadNet, Inc., as administrator over payroll and employee benefits, pays salary and benefit obligations on behalf of these joint ventures and then bills each joint venture for its respective portion.

RadNet, Inc. contracts certain members of its contracted radiologist groups to perform professional services for the joint ventures. RadNet, Inc. assures that these radiologists are adequately covered under medical malpractice insurance policies. RadNet, Inc., on behalf of its contracted radiologist groups, bills each joint venture for its respective share of the professional fees incurred through its utilization of these contracted radiologists. RadNet, Inc. remits to its contracted radiologist groups all amounts collected from the joint ventures for the billed professional fees.

Amounts receivable from and payable to RadNet Inc. for the activities listed above are summarized in due from affiliates on the Group’s combined balance sheets and was $1.1 million and $2.4 million (unaudited) at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Due from affiliates of $1.1 million at December 31, 2012 consists of a receivable from Radnet, Inc. of $4.3 million for amounts collected through its administration of the billing and collection functions not yet remitted to the joint ventures at December 31, 2012. This receivable is offset by amounts payable to Radnet, Inc. of $525,000 for the unpaid portion of billed administrative services performed, $1.2 million for the unpaid portion of professional fees which Radnet must in turn remit to its contracted radiologists, and $1.4 million for unpaid payroll and employee benefit costs.